Rochester Adams High School

Summary:

Rochester Adams High School is a public high school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,534 students. The school is part of the Rochester Community School District, which is ranked 46th out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rochester Adams High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking of 27th out of 743 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating exceptional academic performance. While the student population is predominantly White (around 72%), the school has a significant Asian student population (around 15%) and a relatively diverse student body compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Stoney Creek High School and West Middle School. Rochester Adams High School also has an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, consistently above 97% in recent years, and a very low dropout rate, typically below 1%.

One area of concern is the recent increase in chronic absenteeism at Rochester Adams High School, from 5.4% in 2017-2018 to 20.6% in 2022-2023. This trend is worth further investigation to understand the underlying factors and potential interventions. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 7% in recent years, indicating a relatively affluent student population compared to some of the other nearby schools, such as Pontiac High School.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 3200 W Tienken Rd
       Rochester Hills, MI  48306-3734


(248) 726-5200

District: Rochester Community School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
27th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,337 Help


Feeder schools for Rochester Adams High School:

Elementary:    Brewster Elementary School
    Delta Kelly Elementary School
    Musson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.3 Help
Number of students:  1,534

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.0%
Asian:
15.2%
Hispanic:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  7.2% Help


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Compare Details Rochester Adams High School ranks better than 96.4% of high schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Rochester Community School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.17. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Rochester Adams High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72%), Asian (15.2%), Hispanic (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 7.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rochester Adams High School is 23.3. 5 high schools in the Rochester Community School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Rochester Adams High School employs 65.7 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rochester Adams High School is $13,337. 6 high schools in the Rochester Community School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rochester Adams High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Adams High School 27th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Rochester Adams High School in the ranking list.)

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Rochester Community School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Community School District 46th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rochester Adams High School

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Rank History for all students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 92.53 17th 705 97.6%
2007 93.40 14th 767 98.2%
2008 94.54 13th 750 98.3%
2009 94.51 10th 754 98.7%
2010 92.75 10th 765 98.7%
2011 92.44 12th 784 98.5%
2012 98.43 4th 773 99.5%
2013 96.97 14th 805 98.3%
2014 98.18 6th 799 99.2%
2015 94.61 28th 832 96.6%
2016 97.89 6th 852 99.3%
2017 98.21 7th 835 99.2%
2018 98.31 4th 824 99.5%
2019 97.34 12th 666 98.2%
2021 96.68 19th 561 96.6%
2022 98.51 7th 531 98.7%
2023 98.03 10th 735 98.6%
2024 95.17 27th 743 96.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.31 7th 93 92.5%
2023 56.02 49th 110 55.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 98.62 1st 43 97.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.82 1st 315 99.7%
2023 77.17 18th 116 84.5%
2024 93.89 7th 130 94.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.29 4th 755 99.5%
2021 93.30 22nd 417 94.7%
2022 99.15 7th 369 98.1%
2023 75.17 109th 614 82.2%
2024 91.28 34th 654 94.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.14 3rd 710 99.6%
2019 96.55 11th 554 98.0%
2021 94.38 21st 462 95.5%
2022 98.15 5th 416 98.8%
2023 98.56 4th 611 99.3%
2024 94.37 26th 619 95.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.48 6th 707 99.2%
2019 97.19 9th 543 98.3%
2021 96.12 18th 472 96.2%
2022 98.37 9th 440 98.0%
2023 96.12 18th 611 97.1%
2024 93.78 30th 633 95.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.88 3rd 42 92.9%
2023 83.45 11th 63 82.5%
2024 86.53 6th 70 91.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.28 10th 254 96.1%
2024 88.01 15th 188 92.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.70 1st 201 99.5%
2023 98.31 4th 190 97.9%
2024 99.37 2nd 195 99.0%
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Rank History for White students at Rochester Adams High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.72 7th 708 99.0%
2019 95.13 24th 582 95.9%
2021 94.87 29th 516 94.4%
2022 98.14 7th 492 98.6%
2023 97.23 14th 647 97.8%
2024 89.12 50th 638 92.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Rochester Adams High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1730 33 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1789
1989 1693 35 19 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1750
1990 1657 26 19 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1710
1991 1625 29 27 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1689
1992 1677 38 37 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1759
1993 1641 29 55 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1739
1994 1651 34 70 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1765
1995 1601 25 86 13 5 n/a n/a 0 1730
1996 1601 25 86 13 5 n/a n/a 0 1730
1997 1646 40 73 13 4 n/a n/a 0 1776
1998 1613 42 88 14 5 n/a n/a 0 1762
1999 1680 43 89 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1828
2000 1725 58 93 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1892
2001 1705 57 96 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1876
2002 1521 4 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1535
2003 1521 4 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1535
2004 1362 11 15 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1393
2005 1366 24 20 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1417
2006 1250 66 117 20 3 n/a n/a 1 1457
2007 1246 80 121 29 1 n/a n/a 0 1477
2008 1267 90 134 38 n/a n/a n/a 1 1530
2009 1244 75 138 35 0 n/a n/a 0 1492
2010 1234 76 143 22 0 n/a n/a 26 1501
2011 1208 78 145 34 3 0 25 0 1493
2012 1210 74 137 32 6 0 33 0 1492
2013 1216 75 162 39 4 0 38 0 1534
2014 1228 71 171 46 5 0 44 0 1565
2015 1205 67 193 48 4 1 49 0 1567
2016 1246 73 208 52 3 0 51 0 1633
2017 1229 62 199 57 5 0 48 0 1600
2018 1156 65 233 60 4 2 50 0 1570
2019 1149 64 240 65 4 2 62 0 1586
2020 1119 59 230 63 3 2 62 0 1538
2021 1115 57 223 78 3 2 59 0 1537
2022 1097 56 224 92 2 2 49 0 1522
2023 1105 43 233 99 2 1 51 0 1534

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rochester Adams High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1789 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1750 n/a n/a 0.3
1990 1710 106.0 16.1 0.1
1991 1689 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1759 n/a n/a 0.8
1993 1739 n/a 0.0 0.7
1994 1765 81.0 21.8 0.3
1995 1730 84.5 20.5 0.2
1996 1730 84.5 20.5 0.2
1997 1776 81.0 21.9 0.4
1998 1762 84.0 21.0 0.3
1999 1828 77.0 23.7 0.4
2000 1892 84.6 22.4 0.6
2001 1876 87.4 21.5 0.3
2002 1535 63.5 24.2 0.9
2003 1535 63.5 24.2 0.9
2004 1393 60.7 22.9 0.9
2005 1417 69.3 20.4 1.4
2006 1457 66.9 21.8 1.2
2007 1477 64.3 23.0 1.5
2008 1530 71.0 21.5 2.1
2009 1492 67.6 22.1 2.8
2010 1501 70.0 21.4 4.5
2011 1493 67.7 22.0 4.7
2012 1492 69.0 21.6 6.2
2013 1534 72.7 21.1 6.3
2014 1565 76.5 20.4 6.4
2015 1567 76.0 20.6 4.4
2016 1633 74.0 22.0 2.9
2017 1600 71.5 22.3 3
2018 1570 72.4 21.6 3.7
2019 1586 68.0 23.2 4.4
2020 1538 69.5 22.1 5.2
2021 1537 64.7 23.7 6.7
2022 1522 65.8 23.1 7.1
2023 1534 65.7 23.3 7.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rochester Adams High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1789 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1750 n/a n/a 0.3
1990 1710 106.0 16.1 0.1
1991 1689 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1759 n/a n/a 0.8
1993 1739 n/a 0.0 0.7
1994 1765 81.0 21.8 0.3
1995 1730 84.5 20.5 0.2
1996 1730 84.5 20.5 0.2
1997 1776 81.0 21.9 0.4
1998 1762 84.0 21.0 0.3
1999 1828 77.0 23.7 0.4
2000 1892 84.6 22.4 0.6
2001 1876 87.4 21.5 0.3
2002 1535 63.5 24.2 0.9
2003 1535 63.5 24.2 0.9
2004 1393 60.7 22.9 0.9
2005 1417 69.3 20.4 1.4
2006 1457 66.9 21.8 1.2
2007 1477 64.3 23.0 1.5
2008 1530 71.0 21.5 2.1
2009 1492 67.6 22.1 2.8
2010 1501 70.0 21.4 4.5
2011 1493 67.7 22.0 4.7
2012 1492 69.0 21.6 6.2
2013 1534 72.7 21.1 6.3
2014 1565 76.5 20.4 6.4
2015 1567 76.0 20.6 4.4
2016 1633 74.0 22.0 2.9
2017 1600 71.5 22.3 3
2018 1570 72.4 21.6 3.7
2019 1586 68.0 23.2 4.4
2020 1538 69.5 22.1 5.2
2021 1537 64.7 23.7 6.7
2022 1522 65.8 23.1 7.1
2023 1534 65.7 23.3 7.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rochester Adams High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $431 (4.1%) $10,022 (95.9%) $10,453
2020 $383 (3.6%) $10,267 (96.4%) $10,650
2021 $745 (6.6%) $10,512 (93.4%) $11,258
2022 $802 (6.6%) $11,297 (93.4%) $12,099
2023 $927 (7.0%) $12,410 (93.1%) $13,336

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rochester Adams High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 12th of 666 High schoolsRanks 10th of 735 High schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Rochester Adams High School)72.164.9
 7.2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Rochester Community School District)66.259.2
 7%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Rochester Adams High School)86.584.8
 1.7%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Rochester Community School District)78.778.1
 0.6%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Rochester Adams High School)79.369
 10.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Rochester Community School District)67.959.8
 8.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.329.9
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15861534
 3.3%
African American6443
 32.8%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian240233
 2.9%
Hispanic6599
 52.3%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White11491105
 3.8%
Two or More Races6251
 17.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients4.4%7.2%
 2.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rochester Adams High School

Rochester Adams High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brewster Elementary School
Elementary : Delta Kelly Elementary School
Elementary : Musson Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,534 students attended Rochester Adams High School.

Students at Rochester Adams High School are 72% White, 15% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Yes! Rochester Adams High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 27th of 743 Michigan high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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